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| State | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Name | Arenite, shale, dolostone, siltstone, conglomerate, chert, and limestone; Lower Ordovician marine outer continental-shelf deposits; central Idaho |
| Geologic age | Early Ordovician |
| Original map label | Ol |
| Comments | Unit also included informally named sandy siltstone and quartzite of the Rob Roy mine area, according to Isaacson (1983). |
| Primary rock type | arenite |
| Secondary rock type | shale |
| Other rock types | dolostone (dolomite); siltstone; conglomerate; chert; limestone |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arenite (Bed)Clayton Mine Quartzite (feldspathic quartzite) Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)sandy siltstone of the Rob Roy mine area Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)Bayhorse Dolomite, dolomitic limestone, limestone Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)Ramshorn Slate and argillite Incidental
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)limestone, sandy limestone, dolomitic limestone Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Lense)chert lenses in Bayhorse Dolomite Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Lense)thin lensed of pebbly qtzt cgl in Clayton Mine qtzt |
| Map references | Bond, J.G., Kauffman, J.D., Miller, D.A., and Venkatakrishnan, Ramesh, 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, with contributions from U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. |
| Unit references | Bond, J.G., Kauffman, J.D., Miller, D.A., and Venkatakrishnan, Ramesh, 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, with contributions from U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. Isaacson, P.E., 1983, Stratigraphic correlation of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Information Circular 37. Ross, C.P., 1934, Correlation and interpretation of Paleozoic stratigraphy in south-central Idaho: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 45, no. 5, p. 937-1000. Rember, W.C. and Bennett, E.H., 1979, Geologic map of the Challis quadrangle, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Geologic Map Series, Challis 2o quadrangle, scale 1:250,000. Hobbs, S.W. and Hays, W.H., 1990, Ordovician and older rocks of the Bayhorse region, Custer County, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 1891, 40 p., (incl. geologic map, scale 1:125,000). |
| Geographic coverage | Custer |
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